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Where to see all the total solar eclipses for the rest of this decade
A total solar eclipse is seen in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
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Collective rights of Indigenous communities trump individual Charter rights in some cases, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada is upholding a rule that requires members of a Yukon First Nation to live in its community should they want to serve on its council.The Supreme Court of Canada building is shrouded in fog in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Naturopathic doctors not a solution for shortage of family doctors, experts say
Medical tools are pictured in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. British Columbia, along with the Northwest Territories, has the most extensive scope of practice for naturopathic doctors in Canada, including the ability to prescribe drugs and the option to be certified to administer vaccines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Auditor-General report says footprint of First Nations policing failing to grow
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ottawa and Northwest Territories sign $36-million health care deal
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The Northwest Territories has signed deals with the federal government that earmark $36 million for the territory's health system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Noteworthy November appeals decisions show two takes on the public-interest override
The Canada flag on the Peace Tower is lit up by morning light on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. A new poll suggests only one third of Canadians support the city of Mississauga, Ont., proposing to ask the Federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem, O Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Residents in Northwest Territories to vote today in election delayed by wildfire
The Northwest Territories provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on Monday July 6, 2020. Residents of the Northwest Territories are heading to the polls today, more than a month after the election was originally set to be held. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won’t run for re-election in upcoming vote
Premier Caroline Cochrane of the Northwest Territories has announced she won't be running for re-election in November. Cochrane speaks about the wildfire situation after visiting evacuees in Edmonton, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
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Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration
Heavy smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta and British Columbia fill the air at 9am Mountain Daylight Time in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
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Residents of Hay River and surrounding communities return after month-long evacuation
Small spot fires continued to flare up alongside Northwest Territories highways leading into Hay River, Fort Smith and Yellowknife, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden
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Elections NWT says legislature has delayed election over wildfires
A wildfire burns south of Enterprise, N.W.T., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The mayor of an evacuated community in the Northwest Territories says her community is "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier, when high winds and hot temperatures propelled a wildfire closer and forced fire crews and other non-essential workers to retreat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
Canada’s climate adaptation plans were built for a world that no longer exists
Elliott Cappell
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Video from Yellowknife evacuees shows heavy smoke over highway
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Rio Tinto to build solar plant to power Diavik diamond mine in Canada
FILE PHOTO: The Rio Tinto logo is displayed above the global mining group's booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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A history of anti-smoking measures in Canada
New Health Canada regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are coming into effect tomorrow. An example of cigarette packaging with expanded warnings, including a warning printed on the cigarettes themselves, is shown on a screen after a news conference, in Ottawa, Friday, June 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Four homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed
The Northwest Territories provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. Five homes have been lost to a wildfire in a community in the Northwest Territories in the last two days, as the fire remains out of control about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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NWT is rich in critical minerals, but its economy faces neglect and inadequacy
Caroline Cochrane
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Environment Canada reports record-breaking heat across communities in Northwest Territories
A soapstone carving is seen in front of the Western Arctic Regional Visitor's Centre in Inuvik, N.W.T., Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Environment Canada says parts of the Northwest Territories are seeing record-breaking temperatures this summer as heat waves sweep the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emily Blake
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Northwest Territories firefighter killed as wildfires continue burning in record-breaking season
Fire and smoke from a wildfire are shown in Hay River, Northwest Territories in a handout photo. A First Nation reserve and nearby town in the southern Northwest Territories have been evacuated as a wildfire spreads in the area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Cardinal Jr. **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Environment Canada issues heat warnings for B.C., parts of Alberta and the North
A person cools off in Lynn Creek in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Parts of southern and coastal British Columbia as well as large swaths of Alberta and the North are under heat warnings as temperatures are forecasted to soar near or above 30 degrees over the weekend and into Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
Bison graze at the Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve north of Pawhuska on Aug. 18, 2021. The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Tulsa World, Tom Gilbert
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Private real estate investor Hazelview sees surge in requests to cash out of $1.2-billion Four Quadrant fund
The early morning view looking west from 351 King St. East towards the office towers in Toronto’s Financial District, is photographed on Dec 2, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government
A stamp bearing the portrait of Nellie Cournoyea is seen in an undated handout photo. The first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada is being honoured with a new stamp. Canada Post says it has unveiled a stamp in honour of Cournoyea, known as a champion of her people in Canada's western Arctic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canada Post, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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’The toll on families is tremendous:’ N.W.T. sees increase in opioid-related deaths
Health officials in the Northwest Territories say they're responding to an increase in deaths caused by opioid toxicity. Chief Coroner Garth Eggenberger says there were six such deaths in the territory last year, which all occurred in the Town of Hay River. The Hay River and the town are shown on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emily Blake
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Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.
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More than half of Canadians facing food budget constraints: Salvation Army poll
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Ottawa commits $39.4-million to support Indigenous languages in the North
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Large fancy vivid yellow diamond discovered in Northwest Territories
alberta
Parks Canada monitoring suspected anthrax outbreak among bison in Wood Buffalo National Park
politics
Canada lacks clear funding, overall plan to commemorate treaty anniversaries with First Nations, document says
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Residents who fled flooded N.W.T. town warned some services might be unavailable as they return home
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Northwest Territories to drop COVID-19 mask mandate, isolation measures Friday
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Chasing the aurora borealis
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Northwest Territories says Omicron has arrived; updates advice for passengers of WestJet flight last week